Buzz Break: 2023 Panini Prizm WWE wrestling cards (blaster)

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The box: 2023 Panini Prizm WWE wrestling cards (blaster box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (hobby and retail)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery from this box.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 
15 of 200 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Drew McIntyre, Ricky Steamboat, Braun Strowman, Mark Coffey, Nathan Frazer, Sami Zayn, X-Pac, Vader, Wendy Choo, Doudrop, Mustafa Ali, Joaquin Wilde, Tamina, Mån.sôör

Rookie Cards – Tatum Paxley

Insert cards: 9 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Silver Prizm parallels (1) – Luke Gallows
Green Prizm parallels (2) – John Cena, Rip Fowler
Ice Prizm parallels (3) – Cora Jade, Yulisa Leon, Angelo Dawkins
Top Tier (1) – A.J. Styles
Green Prizm Ring Royalty (1) – Wade Barrett
Green Pulsar Prizm Prizmatic Entrances (1) – Cody Rhodes (/25)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This is just my third one of these -- bought from different sources -- and it's my second time landing a numbered Green Pulsar insert parallel. Last time it as a Hall of Famer and this time it's a top babyface of right now ... a name people know. Does it pay for the box? Yep, and based on other similar cards it could pay for a few. Atop that, Jade and Cena in parallel spots made this a top box in my eyes -- though it can definitely be topped. ... As I said before, I think the printing and centering issues here are far cleaner than the rookie-year issue and some of the photo choices are better, too. This one still has some distant images, while Select had great images and tighter crops last year  -- and they might be going too tight in 2023 -- but I think that mindset could have helped here still some more despite distantly cropped images perhaps being a Prizm thing. It's not a major deal but I'm not sure I'd be forcing half of the set into horizontal frames without A-list horizontal images to match them. (It seems more easily done in UFC with action photos shot from atop the Octagon vs. on the floor like most WWE is done.) All in all, blasters here feel better than last year -- three more inserts this time -- but I think things can still be hit and miss. Will I do more? Perhaps, unless I find some of last year's other WWE releases on the cheap to grab my attention away from here.

Product Grade: A- (same grade as last year ... but also different in a lot of ways)
Box Grade: A+ (solid rare card but other star power, too)
Fun Grade: A- (good box was fun)

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